Off The Grid Screening

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posterAward winning film ‘Off The Grid’ will be playing at the end of next month, Thursday 30th July in Darlinghurst. The event includes live music, chocolate tasting and an Indian Buffet Dinner and costs $35 in total for students.

A bit about the film:

From 2011 to 2013 Jonathan Taggart (Director) and Phillip Vannini (Producer) spent two years travelling across Canada to find 200 off-gridders and visit them in their homes. They met off-gridders in every single province and territory and through their film they narrated our travels and chronicled in depth the experiences, challenges, inventions, aspirations, and ways of life of people who have chosen to radically re-invent daily life in a dramatically innovative but also quite traditional way.

Life Off Grid is a film about people who have chosen to build their lives around renewable energy, with beautiful, inspiring, and often challenging results.

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Free Screening: CODE – THIS THURSDAY @5PM

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Pivotal will be hosting the first Sydney screening of the award-winning documentary :”CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap”.

When: Thursday 9th June, 5PM

This thought-provoking documentary shines a light on the lack of female software engineers, both in the workplace and in university and primary school programs. This event includes a screening as well as a panel discussion from highly sought after panelists working in the industry which includes:

> Kate Mckenzie, Chief Operations Officer, Telstra
> Jenine Beekhuyzen, Found of Tech Girls Movement & Author of the books ‘Tech girls are chic, not just geek”
> Robyn Elliott, Chief Information Officer, Fairfax Media
> Valeria Ignatieva, Co-Founder, Diverse City Careers
> Cath Jones, Developer, Digital Transformation Officer
> Daphne Chong, Technical Lead Developer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation & Co-organiser of Women Who Code

EVENT AGENDA:

5.00pm – 5.30pm        Registration & Networking
5:30pm – 5.45pm        Opening and Welcome
5:45pm – 7.00pm        Movie Screening
7.00pm – 8.00pm        Panel & Audience Discussion
8.00pm – 8.30pm        Networking

REGISTER FOR FREE HERE

Sydney Film Festival News: 20 Films To See

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Abe Forsythe’s Film ‘Down Under’ will be screened at SFF

A recently published Sydney Morning Herald Article provides movie-goers with a great breakdown of 20 recommended films from the various categories and genres on offer. Gillian Leahy’s Baxter and Me is one of the 20 which gets a good write up as a must see documentary at this year’s festival. The article is definitely worth a read, especially if you are yet to decide on what films to attend this year. Some are selling fast, others have sold out, so get your program lined up and clear your schedule for the next 2 weeks as the festival is only a couple of days away!

The article can be found by clicking here

MAP UNDERGRAD. SCREENINGS

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Still from Liam Egan’s ‘Kim and Austin’

This semester’s ungrads have been slaving away to create some absolutely fantastic (some disturbing) and high quality media projects from short films to docos to installation/alternative media to showcase this semester. Here’s the details for the screening:

When: Thursday June 16th
Time: Thursday, June 16 at 6 PM – 10 PM
Location: The University Hall UTS
733 Harris St, Ultimo, Sydney, Australia 2007

Link to Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/813519138780318/

Update: an actual still from Camilla Turnball’s ‘Mantis’

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Richard Hall’s ‘Peach’

Awesome Free Material

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I’m sure some of you have heard of this already, but the Indie Film Hustle Podcast is really a must-listen-to. It’s free and a new episode is provided weekly. You can subscribe through iTunes and other podcast streaming services. The information is raw, candid and honest and the tips and guide to filmmaking is relevant to students who will be working on low-budget productions. The episodes which deal with entering into film festivals and other distribution platforms is particularly timely for those currently wrapping up MAP Major Project.

There are also film courses and info packs available over on Alex’s website:

CLICK HERE

Here’s a link to the latest episode that discusses film festival hacks:

IFH 067: Film Festival Secrets – How to Crack the Festival Code

 

New Feature Film Development Program – Screen NSW: AMPLIFIER

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Hooray, new funding is available for NSW Filmmakers, with Screen NSW launching the new Amplifier funding platform for the development of feature length scripts. There will be funding allocated to individual film projects every two years, with support throughout the entire life of the project. This is exciting news for students who might have a project they’re wanting to pitch, however, do be aware that there is a central theme for applications in each two-year development process.

Here’s what they have to say:

“Screen NSW will call for applicants for every two years and each Amplifier will have a theme or genre focus. The two-year period will allow the creative teams to have the necessary time to fully realise their project’s full potential.

Applications are now open for the first program Amplifier: Adaptation.

We are taking a broad definition of adaptation and looking for film projects from a whole range of source material – from books to plays, from memoirs to musicals.  Australian producers have a strong track record in this area with

films such as The Dressmaker, The Sapphires, Red Dog, Last Cab to Darwin  and Holding The Man, all achieving domestic box office success and international sales and we have high hopes for the soon to be released Ali’s Wedding and Jasper Jones,” Courtney said.

Screen NSW will fund up to four teams for Amplifier: Adaptation and will accept submissions for projects at various stages of development.”

Applications are now open and will close on 2 September 2016. Go to:

http://www.screen.nsw.gov.au/funding/development/Amplifier

Successful applicants will be notified in early November 2016.

CARNIVAL OF THE BOLD AT VIVID SYDNEY

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Saturday, 4 June 2016
7:30pm – 10:00pm

Carnival of the Bold brings together artists and other leaders who drive important issues of our time — sustainability, poverty, justice, peace, human rights, animal rights, equality, education, well-being — to inspire and awaken greater public consciousness and create deeper engagement around social causes.

The event showcases a mix of talks and performances by various artists, and will touch, entertain, humour and provoke, and also connect those who
care about social change.

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This year’s highlights include international political cartoonist Zunar and Sydney Peace Prize 2015 Winner, George Gittoes.

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

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My Rode Reel Short Film Competition

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This is the world’s largest short film competition, with an incredible $300,000 in prizes! Entries close June 1st so hurry up and get that film in NOW!

Now in its third year, My RØDE Reel is an international short film competition hosted by RØDE Microphones and a select team of partners, designed to encourage and promote independent filmmakers.

There are heaps of different award categories including multiple genre awards and specific prizes for different technical areas.

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Since 2014, they have received 2,000 entries from 89 different countries and given away $500,000 in prizes.

Enter here

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Test That Script Out: Script In Hand

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Each month writers have their scripts assigned to capable directors who cast experienced actors who rehearse each script then present on stage with props, costumes, sound and lights in front of an audience, followed by a Q&A.

Writers email your script to SIH programmers Ron Hadley and Ruth Fingret at scriptinhand@live.com

Actors & Directors email bio to Stephen Carnell and Courtney Farrow at scarnell@bigpond.net.au

WHEN: 7.30pm-10pm, fourth Monday each month from March to November (except March and April in 2016 because of Easter and Anzac Day public holidays).

WHERE: Blood Moon Theatre in The World Bar (rear of ground floor) 24 Bayswater Road Kings Cross

All info over here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/script-in-hand-tickets-23759142234?aff=ebrowse

Apple Certified FCP X 10.2 Professional Post-Production 3 Day Course@ Labspace

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If your editing skills are not up to scratch and you’d like to learn the ropes of FCP X, then this 3 day short course is definitely for you!

What You’ll Learn:
Using workflows
Using libraries to organize and manage events, media, and projects
Applying exceptionally fast, fluid editing techniques for video and audio
Fine-tuning clips in the timeline
Comparing alternate shots from a collection of clips
Applying effects, transitions, and retiming clips
Finishing and final project
Prerequisites
Knowledge of OS X and basic computer navigation
Basic knowledge of video editing terminology is highly recommended

Dates: Monday 20th June – Wednesday 22nd June 2016
Cost: $896.50 early bird cost

Additional info: http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/apple-certified-fcp-x-102-professional-post-production-3-day-course-syd-tickets-22144636203?aff=ebrowse